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The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) registers, recruits, deploys, promotes and disciplines teachers in Kenya’s public ...

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Several Facebook posts claim that South Africa’s Department of Basic Education plans to add a 13th year for high school ...

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Several posts on social media claim that Dr Kizza Besigye, a prominent Ugandan opposition leader, has died.  A 17 February 2025 post on X says: “May ...

IN SHORT: Facebook posts claim that former president Goodluck Jonathan has said the opposition wanted all Nigerians dead in 2015. There is no evidence for this claim. I was fighting for Nigerians, but ...

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IN SHORT: Several Facebook posts advertise what they call Asthma Relief herbal capsules, claiming that they can cure asthma. However, there is no cure for asthma; it can only be managed. “Enhance your ...